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A few weeks ago I was perusing the Four Hour Work Week blog and came across an interesting post about a book that had just been released, “Escape 101 - The Four Secrets to Taking a Sabbatical or Career Break Without Losing Your Money or Your Mind, which discusses the benefits that extended travel and sabbaticals can have on your psyche and career.

It turns out that the author of the book, Dan Clements, is a really great guy who happened to contact me a few days after I read the Four Hour Work Week post because I had left a comment about “escaping” the corporate world.

After the initial contact, and a couple of emails back and forth, I thought that Dan should absolutely be highlighted on MyTropicalEscape.com as his book gets to the root of why I started this site in the first place.

Below, please find a copy of the recent conversation that I had with Dan Clements regarding his book, “Escape 101 - The Four Secrets to Taking a Sabbatical or Career Break Without Losing Your Money or Your Mind.”

A conversation with Dan Clements:

1. Your book was recently profiled on Tim Ferriss’4-Hour Workweek site. How are the concepts that are discussed in Escape 101 different from his book? How can Escape 101 and The 4-Hour Workweek complement each other?

Tim gets a lot of attention (and rightly so) for his outsourcing and use of technology, but the real genius of the book is the way it forces you to question your assumptions about work and lifestyle.  In a similar way, Escape 101 is about asking yourself, “What if I didn’t have to go to work tomorrow?” Continue reading →

Editor’s note: This is another interview in the ongoing “Ten Questions With” interview series. In the previous weeks I have featured top bloggers such as, Leo Babauta, Cameron Low, Skellie, Yaro Starak, Darren Rowse, and Michael Martin. Today, I am lucky to have Tina Su, of Think Simple Now, as a guest. Tina is a rapidly rising “pro-blogger” and she recently had a very well received guest post on how she gained 2000 subscribers to her site in one hundred and twenty days on ProBlogger.

1. What was the catalyst that started you on your path to personal freedom? How come so many of us are hesitant to take that first step toward serving our own happiness? Continue reading →